182 THE FLORIST, 



(Turner), purple, full and smooth in the petal. First-class certificate 

 to Pink Colchester Cardinal (Norman), purple, fine bold broad petal, 

 large, smooth, and full, pod good ; by far the best of its class. Cer- 

 tificate of merit to Pink Koh-i-noor (Bragg), pale purplish rose ; 

 full, desirable on account of its distinct colour; petal passable. Some 

 Ranunculuses were furnished by Mr. Willmore of Birmingham. A 

 collection of 24 varieties of Verbenas came from Mr. G. Smith ; others 

 were submitted by Mr. Hamp and Mr. Wyness : although possessing 

 some merit, they were not considered sufficiently good to receive any 

 award. Roses were furnished by Mr. Wilkinson of Ealing Common. 

 Isaac Anderson, Esq., of Maryfield, near Edinburgh, sent a Veronica, 

 a hybrid between V. angustifolia (.^) and V. speciosa, the former being 

 the female parent ; the spike comes in all its florets a bright pink or 

 rich carmine ; but, as in V. Andersonii, the florets first expanded un- 

 dergo a transition from carmine to white, so that while the lower part 

 of the spike has changed into the latter, the upper part retains the 

 brilliancy of the former colour. It is exceedingly pretty. 



NEW PLANTS 



FIGURED IN CONTEMPORARY PERIODICALS. 



Paxton's Flower-Garden for July contains coloured plates of — 



The Oval Oxylobe (O. ovalifolium). A handsome greenhouse shrub from 

 Swan River. It produces dense clusters of yellow and brown pea-shaped flowers 

 on short footstalks, from the axils of the leaves all up the stems. 



The Hooded O.NCiD (O. cucullatum). A rather pretty Orchid from Central 

 America, with a spotted violet lip, and reddish-brown sepals and petals. 



There is also another plate, the letterpress relating to which is promised to 

 be given in next Number. 



Several pretty woodcuts ornament the miscellaneous portion of the work. 



In the Botanical Magazine for the same month, we find 



The Wallich Berberry (B. Wallichiana). A handsome yellow-flowered 

 shrub, which is expected to be hardy. 



The Scaly Rhododendron (R. lepidotum). A small purple Sikkim kind, 

 which Dr. Hooker figured in his Rhodendra, under the name of R. elseagnoides. 

 It is interesting rather than striking. 



The False Calumba-root (Coscinium fenestratum). A plant of some interest 

 perhaps in the Materia Medica, but of little to our readers. . 



Dendrgbium Farmeri. a handsome light-coloured species now to be found 

 in most collections of Orchids. 



The Warted Ceanoth (C. verrucosus). A hardy evergreen shrub, with very 

 pale purplish blue flowers, very diff'erent from those of the other Californian spe- 

 cies. It looks as if it would be an acquisition. 



C^LOGYNE ocHRACEA. An Orchid, figured in 1846 in the Botanical Register. 



The Garden Companion for June has 



The Pyramidal Gastrolobium (G. pyramidale). A very handsome pea- 

 flowered shrub, and perfectly new. It comes from Swan River, and will be 

 found to be a very ornamental greenhouse- plant. The flowers are yellow and 

 brown, in compact globular clusters, on short footstalks issuing from the axils to 

 the leaves. 



